Finding Aid Search Results
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Creator:
New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of general orders issued by the adjutant general and commanding officers to direct those under their command. General orders apply to all members of a command and usually concern policy or administrative matters. The general orders deal with numerous topics pertinent to New York .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Inspector General's Office
Abstract:
These records consist of annual inspection reports and returns of agencies, arranged chronologically..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of an annotated, manuscript copy of the minutes of meetings of the State Military Examining Board held between January 20 and February 28, 1874. Entries in the minutes provide name and rank of officer being examined, accusations against or other reasons for his appearance before .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of National Guard parade returns for the Uniform Fund, arranged chronologically and therein by unit. The returns are bundled, and a finding aid describes each bundle's contents..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
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Series:
A4126
Dates:
1869-1880
Abstract:
This series includes manuscript drafts of New York State Adjutant General Franklin Townsend's annual reports to the governor for the years 1876, 1877, and 1878. The series also includes various fiscal documents, likewise drafted for inclusion in the annual reports. Such documents primarily relate to .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Abstract:
These records consist of bi-monthly accounts of monies received and distributed by the Paymaster General's Office, 1883-1886..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Judge Advocate General's Office
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Series:
A4140
Dates:
1819-1820
Abstract:
This volume provides a detailed reporting on activities for units of the New York State Militia dealing with the imposition and collection of fines. Also included at the front of the volume are blank circulars and forms for the imposition and collection of militia fines. The record was generated pursuant .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Commissary General's Office
Abstract:
This series contains the annual report of the Commissary General's Office for 1852, prepared by Commissary General Daniel Lee..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Judge Advocate General's Office
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Series:
B1927
Dates:
1917-1939
Abstract:
This series consists of opinions issued by the Judge Advocate General's Office and correspondence and related documents concerning military issues on which the Judge Advocate General was asked to comment. Topics include court martial cases, military supply procurements, leaves of absence, rehabilitation .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of documents compiled by auditors related to liquidating financial obligations incurred by New York State during the Revolutionary War. The records document the service of and compensation due to soldiers and others who provided goods or services to the State during the war. Most .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council. Committee on Child Care, Development, and Protection
Abstract:
This series consists of printed lists (on rag paper) of men enrolled, and therefore liable to military duty, residing in the 14th Enrollment District of the State, apparently comprising Albany and Schoharie counties. The lists provide the names of all men between the ages of twenty and forty-five who .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, letters of transmittal, affidavits, questionnaires, and statements of service, mostly concerning claims submitted by Civil War veterans for bounty money due. Many of these claims contain questionnaires mailed by the Paymaster General's Office .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Auditing Board
Abstract:
The State Auditing Board was authorized to audit claims against the state for expenses incurred in the support of volunteers during the Civil War. This volume contains the results of every claim presented to the Auditing Board. Data includes claim number; classification (designated by capitalized or .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Abstract:
These two volumes describe New York State Militia units by location during the 1840s and 1850s. It is likely that a portion of the series was generated in response to Chapter 270 of the Laws of 1846, which stipulated that all able-bodied white male citizens between the ages of eighteen and forty-five .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Abstract:
This brief series of four pages documents individuals who were assessed fines for delinquent behavior while in the New York State Militia. Fines could be levied against militiamen for a variety of delinquent behaviors, among them: not appearing at a regimental parade or place of rendezvous when summoned; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Military Board
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Series:
A4158
Dates:
1861
Abstract:
The Military Board was responsible for the initial enrollment and mustering of troops as well as directing the expenditure of funds necessary to supply and equip them. This unbound volume deals with claims filed against the state for expenses incurred in the organization, equipment, and subsistence .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Abstract:
This volume lists bounty claims of New York State soldiers who served during the Civil War. The volume appears to be a register of bounty claims which for the most part had not yet been paid, and only includes claims of men who served in the 106th through 156th volunteer infantry regiments. Each entry .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Abstract:
This series provides physical descriptions and enlistment information on most men who served in the 193rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the closing months of the Civil War. Data includes age; height; complexion; eye and hair color; birthplace; occupation; date and place of enlistment; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Provincial Congress. Military Committee
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Series:
A1813
Dates:
1775-1778
Abstract:
This series contains correspondence, rough minutes, resolutions, lists of officers, and accounts compiled by the Military Committee of the Provincial Congress. These records concern organizing, raising, and supplying troops; orders to military commanders; progress of the war; and accusations against .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Provincial Congress
Title:
Series:
A1814
Dates:
1775-1778
Abstract:
The minutes concern military, political, and financial matters with which the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety dealt during the Revolutionary War. Transcriptions of the minutes are available in series A0116, Transcriptions of the minutes of the Provincial .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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